Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BP Patterson	8.5	1	24	5	10.60	West Indies	v India	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
ND Hirwani	15.2	3	75	8	11.50	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
ND Hirwani	18.3	3	61	8	13.87	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
C Sharma	13.1	2	55	5	15.80	India	v West Indies	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
BP Patterson	16.0	1	68	5	19.20	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
Imran Khan	22.4	2	80	7	19.42	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	2 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
CA Walsh	14.0	2	40	4	21.00	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
CA Walsh	17.4	2	54	5	21.20	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
Imran Khan	14.4	0	41	4	22.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Georgetown	2 Apr 1988	Test # 1095
CA Walsh	16.0	5	55	4	24.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
Abdul Qadir	37.0	13	56	9	24.66	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
Imran Khan	16.3	2	38	4	24.75	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
GR Dilley	24.5	9	38	6	24.83	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
MG Hughes	21.0	7	67	5	25.20	Australia	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
DK Morrison	21.1	3	69	5	25.40	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
NA Foster	18.0	4	42	4	27.00	England	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
WW Davis	18.1	0	76	4	27.25	West Indies	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
MD Marshall	23.0	3	65	5	27.60	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
MD Marshall	18.4	3	79	4	28.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
AIC Dodemaide	28.3	10	58	6	28.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
Abdul Qadir	19.0	2	83	4	28.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
PAJ DeFreitas	23.5	3	86	5	28.60	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
AIC Dodemaide	19.1	7	58	4	28.75	Australia	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
SR Waugh	20.0	7	33	4	30.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
MD Marshall	20.0	4	55	4	30.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
CJ McDermott	22.2	6	43	4	33.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
KN Amalean	22.2	1	97	4	33.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
GR Dilley	28.0	9	60	5	33.60	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
MC Snedden	23.0	8	45	4	34.50	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
CA Walsh	29.3	9	54	5	35.40	West Indies	v India	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
Sir RJ Hadlee	31.0	9	67	5	37.20	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
Arshad Ayub	25.0	4	72	4	37.50	India	v West Indies	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
BA Reid	25.0	6	53	4	37.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
CJ McDermott	35.0	8	97	5	42.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
DK Morrison	28.0	7	86	4	42.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 1987	Test # 1082
Iqbal Qasim	35.2	7	83	5	42.40	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
RJ Shastri	28.3	9	71	4	42.75	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
CA Walsh	29.0	3	136	4	43.50	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1088
EJ Chatfield	30.0	13	36	4	45.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
Wasim Akram	31.0	7	73	4	46.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	22 Apr 1988	Test # 1097
EJ Chatfield	31.1	15	37	4	46.75	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
MR Whitney	33.3	6	92	4	50.25	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
Sir RJ Hadlee	42.0	16	68	5	50.40	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
PL Taylor	34.0	10	84	4	51.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
Sir RJ Hadlee	44.0	11	109	5	52.80	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
Imran Khan	45.0	9	115	5	54.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096
Abdul Qadir	36.0	14	45	4	54.00	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
Abdul Qadir	49.4	15	88	5	59.60	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
JR Ratnayeke	40.0	6	98	4	60.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	W.A.C.A	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
Abdul Qadir	42.0	7	105	4	63.00	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	7 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
EJ Chatfield	42.0	13	87	4	63.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
Abdul Qadir	55.0	16	98	5	66.00	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
CJ McDermott	45.5	10	135	4	68.75	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
Abdul Qadir	47.4	6	148	4	71.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Apr 1988	Test # 1096

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